Childrenthe journal of the Association for Library Service to Children &LibrariesVolume 6 Number 2 Summer/Fall 2008 ISSN 1542-9806 2008 Awards Issue Newbery and Caldecott Speeches ALSC In Honor of Batchelder • Brian Wildsmith’s Colorful World NON-PROFIT ORG. ADDRESS SERVICE REQUESTED U.S. POSTAGE !SSOCIATIONFOR,IBRARY3ERVICETO#HILDREN PAID %AST(URON3TREET #HICAGO )LLINOIS HANOVER, PA PERMIT NO. 4 Table Contents● ofVolume 6, Number 2 Summer/Fall 2008 Notes 27 Opening Doors Visual and Textual Analyses of Diverse 2 Editor’s Note Latino Subcultures in Américas Sharon Verbeten Picture Books Jamie C. Naidoo 2 Executive Director’s Note Diane Foote 36 One Book, Every Young Child Pennsylvania Literacy Initiative 3 Outgoing President’s Message Enters Third Year Jane B. Marino Susan Pannebaker 5 Incoming President’s Message 40 Brian Wildsmith’s Magical Pat Scales World of Color Judi Moreillon Features 45 Ready to Read Grant 7 Award Acceptance Speeches How Columbus Metropolitan Library Got It Newbery Medal and What They Learned Laura Amy Schlitz Kim Snell Caldecott Medal Brian Selznick Departments 49 Dewey—or Don’t We—Classify? Geisel Award Suzanne M Stauffer, ALSC Research and Development Committee Mo Willems 52 Elevator Speeches 14 Forty Years Old and Still Vibrant ALSC’s Batchelder Award What’s So Important about Them? Karen Nelson Hoyle ALSC Managing Children’s Services Committee 19 Brave Story 53 Not to Be Missed Not Just Another Epic for Younger Readers ALSC Committee Visits Free Susan A. M. Poulter Library’s Collection ALSC National Planning of Special Collections in Children’s 20 Batchelder Award Acceptance Literature Committee Speech Eric Searleman 55 ALSC News 57 Index to Advertisers 21 Let’s Pretend 58 Author Guidelines Exploring the Value of Play at the Library 59 ALSC Officers and ALSC Board of Rebecca Bane Directors 60 The Last Word 24 A Personal Visit with Ashley Bryan Steven Engelfried Cora Phelps Dunkley Editor’s Note Banquet Is Always Thrilling Sharon Verbeten t’s not quite the Academy Awards. But when you see all the coiffed hair, the Ibejeweled necks, and the elegant evening Editor wear, you’ll swear there was a red carpet Sharon Verbeten, De Pere, Wis. somewhere and that George Clooney was just around the corner. Editorial Advisory Committee Sharon Deeds, Chair, Decatur, Ga. Susan A. Cooper, Dover, Del. Barbara Immroth, Austin, Tex. You’ll have to settle for Brian Selznick. Kristin Marley, Indianapolis, Ind. Rachel McDonald, Auburn, Wash. Erin Ford Nguyen, Charlotte, N.C. The Newbery/Caldecott banquet is my highlight of the ALA Annual Ellen Pozzi, Long Valley, N.J. Pat Scales, ALSC President, Ex Officio, Greenvile, S.C. Conference—one I look forward to even if I haven’t read all the win- Sharon Verbeten, Editor, Ex Officio, De Pere, Wis. ning books. It’s an experience not to be missed if at all possible. It’s Executive Director an excuse to dress up, to schmooze, and to name drop. Diane Foote Division Coordinator But really, I truly admire the authors who, through their speeches, Laura Schulte-Cooper Website share tales of how their lives have led them to this shining moment. www.ala.org/alsc I respect the awards committee members who have spent much of the last year buried in books, reveling in them, and ignoring much Circulation Children and Libraries (ISSN 1542-9806) is published three times per year by the American of the outside world. I love seeing librarians from across the nation Library Association (ALA), 50 E. Huron St., Chicago, IL 60611. It is the official publication of the beam at their favorite authors on the podium. Association for Library Service to Children (ALSC), a division of ALA. Subscription price: members of ALSC, $20 per year, included in membership dues; nonmembers, $40 per year in the U.S.; $50 in Canada, Mexico, and other countries. Back issues within one year of current issue, $12 each. POSTMASTER: Send address changes to Children and Libraries, 50 E. Huron St., Chicago, IL This year, Brian Selnick and Laura Amy Schlitz thrilled and inspired 60611. Members send mailing labels or facsimile to Member Services, 50 E. Huron St., Chicago, IL 60611. Nonmember subscribers: Subscriptions, orders, changes of address, and inquiries should us with their stories—pulling from their storied histories to tell us be sent to Children and Libraries, Customer Service—Subscriptions, 50 E. 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Copyright © 2008 American Library Association All materials in this journal subject to copyright by the American Library Association may be Happy reading! & photocopied for the noncommercial purpose of scientific or educational advancement granted by Sections 107 and 108 of the Copyright Revision Act of 1976. For other photocopying, reprint- ing, or translating, address requests to the ALA Office of Rights and Permissions. 2 Summer/Fall 2008 • Children and Libraries to Special Population Children and Their Caregivers Committee did a yeoman’s work in developing an application and evaluating more than fifty applicants for the Light the Way grant. This year, the donation went to the Rogers (Ark.) Public Library for their Bilingual Teens as Teachers and Tutors program. This year’s Distinguished Service Award winner is Henrietta Smith, who has been an ALSC member for twenty-three years and an ALA member for forty-four. Smith is professor emeritus from the University of South Florida. Over her long and sto- Outgoing ried career, she has been a teacher, men- tor, and inspiration to children’s librarians President’s and ALSC members. What a pleasure to see her honored during ALSC’s member- Message ship meeting in Anaheim. Jane B. Marino ALSC ALSC President, 2007–08 The 2008 ALSC Emerging Leaders project [email protected] focuses on membership, and participants are developing a marketing plan for their peers to answer the question, how can ALSC best reach those who are poised ach year, as one of her final duties, to take the next step in their career, and the ALSC president compiles what kinds of programs and services do these folks need? ALSC sponsored two a report to be presented to ALA E leaders this year: Patricia Tarango from Council.